Toy whistle



J. C. TAYLOR.

v TOY WHISTLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25, 1920.

Patented July 5, 1921.,

' -"1NVENT0R.

iJ. C. Taylor.

w m m T A anmns cg rnynoie, or DAYTON, 0310.

TOY WHISTLE;

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMES C. T YLOR, a

citizen of the United States,-residing at Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery and State. of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toy Whistles; and I do herebydeclare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel and attractive toywhistle adapted for example for use in celebrations, carnivals and thelike wherein there is embodied means which can be produced at arelatively small cost for giving a, sound resembling sirens; and withthis object in -view the-invention consists in a construction andcombination of parts of which a preferred-embodiment is shown in theacomp'anying drawing, wherein: I 7' Figure 1 is a side view of the toy.Fig. 2 is an end view. I Fig. .3 is a transverse section. Fig.4 is alongitudinal section.

The device consists of a plurality ,of sounding tubes 10,. three beingrepresented in the drawing, grouped: in close relation and constructedof sheet material which may be metallic as of tin or the like, or

may be of celluloid or cardboard or any equivalentthereof, closed attheir outer end as shown at 11 and provided at their inner ends withheads 12 provided with openings 13 communicating respectivelyv with theinteriors of the tubes, and amouth piece or tube 14, fixed to the headsof said sounding tubes in substantially concentric relation with theseries of openings in the head and provided close to the plane of theheads with narrow outlet slits'l5 directed respectively:

toward said openings 13.

When the lips of the operator have been placed to the mouth piece ortube and a blast of air is directed through the same, the thin streamsof air escaping vfrom the mouth piece and directed overthe heads toimpinge upon the edges of the openings 13 cause vibrations of thecolumns of air respectively in the sounding tubes and produce soundswhich are determined by the lengths of the Specification of LettersPatent; 1 'Patent'ediJuly 5', 1-921, Application filed August 25, 1920.Serial No.;1405,s 2 5.

tubes are made of diiferentlengths as indi- 'cated so that a pluralityof tones, or sounds at different pitches, and of any desired rela tivepitches may be produced simultaneously as in sirens and likecomposition-horns or instruments. I Having thus describedtheinvention,what

columns of air. Preferably the sounding 1. Atoy whistle consisting of aplurality of sounding tubes provided at oneend with 1 heads arranged inflush relation and having i a series of openings communicatingrespectively with the interiors'of the tubes, and an mouth piece or tubearranged in substan tially concentric relation withthe series ofopenings'and provided adjacent to thecplane V of said head with outletslits for directing currents of air transversely with relationto theopenings therein.

' '2. A toy whistle consistingof a plurality V of sounding tubesprovided atone endwith heads arranged in' fiush' relation andhavinga-serles ofopenlngs communicating respec tively w1th the lnterlors ofthetubesyand 'a-mouthfpiece or tube arranged; in "substantially concentricrelation with thes'eries of openings andprovided' adjacent to the planeof said head withoutlet slits-forfdirecting currents of air transverselywith relation to' the openings therein, said sounding tubes beingofdifferent lengths.

3. "A toy whistle consisting of plurality of sounding. tubesprovidedat'o'ne end with heads arranged in'flush relation and'having aserles of openings communicating respec}, tively w1th the lnterlors ofthe" tubes, and

a mouth piece or tube arranged in substan-' tially concentric relationwith the series'of openings and provided adjacent to the plane of saidhead with outlet slits for directing V currents of air transversely withrelationto v the openings therein, said sounding tubes being ofdiiferentlengths, and. being closed at the ends opposite to'said head.

In testimony whereof afliX 7 my. signature in presence of two witnesses;I v

JAMES TAYLOR.

' Witnesses:

' A. M. Fox, I

Mrs. FINEr rn Fox.

